I'm guessing one of their superiors, as these things usually go.

only a judge would have the authority to change a warrant right?

im not saying they werent ordered to do knock and announce

but

i dont believe the warrant itself was changed

This is where we'll get into a semantics argument between literal and figurative.

well

lets stick with literal

We both know the judge didn't issue a change in the warrant.

ok

so the warrant wasnt changed, they were ordered to knock and announce

Which in my opinion is a downgraded warrant.

so we can pin the culpability for that on whoever did the ordering

Eh? I still think the culpability resides with whomever ordered the original warrant.

Unless we're trying to guess 'what would have been' if they were to execute it as a no-knock warrant.

i am not a fan of no knock warrants

Oh, I hate them.

They're anti-American.

but i would say in this case there would probably be less dead people

If executed as a no-knock?

yeah

of course if no warrant was issued there would be no dead people as well

You could certainly argue that, but I have a feeling he kept his gun close to him at all times.

Why were people not protesting before George Floyd?

Remember, they have to clear rooms, it would take a bit to reach the opposite end of the hall to overwhelm him.

@nainani there have been

but they were more localized

not widespread

Breonna Taylor happened before Floyd IIRC.

March? I think? May?

Why did the media decide to report and spread this news during a pandemic?

It's mostly about the media and what they decide to put on the front page so people can know about things. Why weren't people spreading news beforehand?

has the media ever not reported things to gin up tensions and create maximum outrage?

@ImNotGas, you just advanced to level 17!

Arbery was sparking outrage before Floyd IIRC.

So was Taylor.

ah yeah

Floyd was sort of the 'last straw' moment.

It's been sung about for 40 years

50 years, since civil rights movement? I just can't believe it took this long

it's really sad